Li Yuanxing said that Chang'an and Luoyang would have 100,000 more literate people in one year. Not only Qu Tutong, but also Li Er were very excited about this idea.
Books are not affordable for ordinary people.
The books are all in the aristocratic families, a book among the people, a copy of the Analects of Confucius. Even if there are errors in the manuscript, the price will not be less than a hundred words. For an ordinary family, this is the price of hundreds of kilograms of grain.
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In the thirteenth article, Li Er believed that Li Yuanxing would create a miracle.
Li Yuanxing continued at this time: "The third important task is farming. Luoyang is a good place. If it is used rationally, it can have tens of millions or even hundreds of millions of acres of land, which will become the first large granary in the Tang Dynasty. According to
Ten dan per acre of land..." Li Yuanxing paused: "No, based on eight dan, that's more than a billion dan of grain."
Li Yuanxing said, with a look of longing on his face.
Qu Tutong has lived to be seventy years old!
He has experienced wars and famines, and has seen with his own eyes the tragedy of hungry people exchanging their children for food. He knows the importance of food. More than one billion stones, piled up, form a mountain, a mountain that makes everyone in the world feel at ease.
"It's noon on the day of hoeing, and the sweat is dripping on the soil. Who knows that every grain of food on the plate is hard work!" Qu Tutong couldn't help but read this poem from Li Yuanxing's mouth.
Li Yuanxing cannot remember the origin of the poem, but it seems to be from the Tang Dynasty.
With Li Yuanxing's knowledge, he could definitely memorize no more than thirty poems, and of course the poem "Three Geese" must be among them.
"What a song to pity the farmers!" Li Er praised.
Li Yuanxing was a little embarrassed, his face turned slightly red, and he immediately changed the topic: "Luoyang has a lot of wasteland, and it will be leveled off this winter. In the beginning of spring next year, you can plant seeds at the end of January or early February. Xiao Wang has grain seeds with an yield of fifteen shi per mu. Even if
The wasteland is barren and not well managed, but it can produce eight shi, and each acre of land can produce a hundred shi of green reserve for cattle and horses.”
Qu Tutong, who was kneeling on the cushions, straightened up and silently bowed.
There is nothing more to say. This is indeed an important task, an important task for the country. The only thing Qu Tutong can do to repay Li Yuanxing is to complete this task.
Qu Tutong left, and he decided to leave Chang'an and go to Luoyang within three days.
There were only two people in the study, Li Er and Li Yuanxing. Looking at Qu Tutong's back from a distance, Li Yuanxing said: "The old general is afraid that he has more than enough heart but not enough strength. But if you don't comfort the veteran's heart, I'm afraid it will be cold."
The hearts of all generals!"
"I'm not strong enough, but I have Mr. Fang and Du!" Li Er answered with a smile beside him.
"Brother Emperor, do you really dare to let me lead the army? I have never been in a war, and I have never killed anyone!" Li Yuanxing didn't feel guilty, he just wanted to hear Li Er's thoughts.
Li Er pulled Li Yuanxing to sit down: "Wu Lang, the first time I killed someone was when I was fourteen years old. You are a general of Tiance, and you must dare to kill people. Your martial arts skills are not as good as those of the generals, but you can convince the sergeants. Then you
You have to be courageous and fair. The best way to control the sergeants is to win the battle. The more people you can bring back alive, the higher your prestige will be!"
"Understood!" Li Yuanxing nodded seriously.
"You are on an expedition, so don't worry about all the logistics. I will help you, brother!" Li Er patted Li Yuanxing on the shoulder.
Li Yuanxing smiled and nodded, then stood firm: "I heard that the descendants of the Xungui family competed. Actually, I have an idea. The Xunguis of the Tang Dynasty are all nobles. It can be said that the Tang Dynasty belongs to the royal family, but also
It belongs to the nobility and the common people. Why can the nobility be so superior? It's because they paid a lot for the Tang Dynasty."
"That makes sense!"
After receiving Li Er's praise, Li Yuanxing became more confident: "Well, the people at the top of the Tang Dynasty are our royal family and nobles. When encountering trouble, the royal family cannot fall behind, and the nobles cannot just wait and enjoy it.
If there is no effort, there will be no reward!”
"Well, if you don't pay, there will be no reward!"
Li Er stood up excitedly and walked around the study room several times: "Brother, you must think carefully about this sentence. You can't just sit back and enjoy the fruits of your life to the juniors of noble families. These little guys are the scourge of Chang'an!
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"A scourge becomes a warrior, civil servant?"
"Good idea!" Brothers Li Er and Li Yuanxing laughed. Since they are nobles, they have to pay more than ordinary people.
Li Yuanxing continued confidently: "One more thing, there is no lower limit for merit and no upper limit for merit."
"tell me the story!"
"There is no lower limit to merit. As long as you are from the Tang Dynasty, no matter who you are, even if you are a slave, as long as you have merit, you will be rewarded. A slave has gone to the battlefield dozens of times and made countless merits. Then what? He becomes a captain, and then a general.
I have a title and finally become a Duke!" Li Yuanxing smiled a little slyly: "Then, what do other people think?"
Li Er laughed loudly and patted Li Yuanxing on the back hard: "My dear Wu Lang, this is a great plan. Let me think about it carefully, and let's select one or two slaves with meritorious service in this battle!"
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"Brother Emperor, I still think it's better to bring one up!" Li Yuanxing smiled mischievously.
Li Er was stunned for a moment, and immediately understood the fun involved, and laughed heartily.
The two brothers talked for a while about the strategic layout and the response plans of the aristocratic families in Chang'an City. Even Li Er couldn't think of any deficiencies in the strategy. What was lacking now was the performance of the generals in the battle and the Turks' response.
Already.
At noon, when Li Er asked Li Yuanxing when he would send troops, Li Yuanxing's expression darkened.
"What's on your mind?" Li Er asked with concern.
"Before leaving for the expedition, I want to pay homage to a few people."
"How many people are there?"
Li Yuanxing looked at the sky outside the window, lowered his head and sighed softly: "Brother, these are some generals. During the Qin Dynasty, Meng Tian was guarding the fortress. Everyone said that Emperor Qin was cruel. But at the end of Qin, the world was in chaos, and Emperor Qin
But he secretly ordered the troops guarding the Huns in the north not to come back, and he also did not let the troops guarding the south come back."
"Keep the gates of the country, and even if there is chaos, the world will still be dominated by the Han people." Li Er also agreed with Li Yuanxing's statement.
Then he asked: "What else?"
There was a hint of excitement in Li Yuanxing's expression: "Of course it's the Han Dynasty general Da Sima, Liehou Wei Qing!"
"Okay, I will make him king!" Li Er admired Wei Qing.
It’s not that Wei Qing is better than Huo Qubing. It’s because of Wei Qing’s experience that he rose to the top of the Han military generals from a riding slave, and after his death, his grave was within the imperial mausoleum circle. This is incomparable for a courtier and a former slave.
the glory above.
Especially at the beginning, when we were weak against the strong, then we were evenly matched, and then we were strong enough to defeat the Huns.
Wei Qing is indispensable.
"Come here!" Li Er called softly, and immediately a servant came in. Li Er ordered: "Pass on Yu Shinan, Zhu Suiliang!"
Yu Shinan is now the teacher of the princes and teaches in the palace in the morning. Zhu Suiliang has been assigned to the Prince of Qin's Palace by default, and his position is still waiting for Li Yuanxing to officially open the palace. He will be sent down by the officials. Recently, he is also his teacher Yu Shinan
He studied everywhere and helped the princes and princesses practice calligraphy.
Soon, Yu Shinan went to Zhu Suiliang and arrived at Li Er's study.
Li Yuanxing was grinding ink, and Zhu Suiliang went over to take over Li Yuanxing's work. It was not because Li Yuanxing was the king of Qin, but because Zhu Suiliang doubted whether Li Yuanxing could write good calligraphy with the ink he was grinding for a while. There was also something special about grinding ink, absolutely.
It's not like Li Yuanxing who is working hard and working hard.
Li Er stood in front of his desk and pondered.
"Your Majesty!" Yu Shinan saluted.
Without taking his eyes off the paper, Li Er said: "I want to write two tributes, one to General Meng Tian who guarded the north of the Qin Dynasty during the Qin Dynasty. The other is to General Wei Qing of the Han Dynasty who defeated the Huns. Please write a tribute to praise him.
The Han general Wei Qing, I want to make him king!"
For Yu Shinan, a quaint and elegant tribute can be written just by picking up the pen.
It's just that this article was requested by the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty, and it is related to the praise of heroes before the war, so it must be taken seriously.
Zhu Suiliang was asked to do other preparation work, including mounting work, and several varnished sandalwood boxes. These wooden boxes are said to be incorruptible even if soaked in water. After being sealed with lacquer,
Not even a trace of air can circulate inside. There are inscriptions on the sandalwood box, which is naturally attributed to Zhu Suiliang.
It is said that there are four articles, one of which is an imperial edict. In fact, nine articles were written in total, and the imperial edict was given a separate box.
These nine articles did not take long to complete, but the follow-up work took two full days. In addition to going to court, Li Er did everything himself during the process of mounting, sealing, and sealing the box.
At noon on the fourth day, Li Yuanxing went to the military camp to inquire about the status of the equipment.
Then Li Yuanxing returned to Qinwangzhuang.
At this time, Chang'an County was already undergoing large-scale construction projects. For an hour on the road, Li Yuanxing could see tens of thousands of craftsmen working there. I heard from Lao Lang that the labor costs of craftsmen in Chang'an City have doubled recently, and even food has been reduced every day.
The price of a bucket has increased by one or two cents. Not to mention the price of wood, stone and other items.
Along this original roadside, a road that is five times wider is under construction.
People from Qin Wangzhuang and farmers from Chang'an County who belong to Qin Wang are used here. Each skilled craftsman leads ten people, starting from the gravel foundation, then laying Sanhe soil, then pouring lime, and then using hard soil pavement on top.
Li Yuanxing looked at it and said to himself that the Tang Dynasty had road construction technology, but the only difference between it and modern times was cement.
But it is indeed impossible to make cement in a short period of time. Don't say that you can't do it yourself. Even if you can, in the absence of a complete industrial chain, the emergence of cement will only destroy Chang'an's economic structure.
